A Newsies Story

Chapter 5

Marlena's POV

As Jack, David, Boots and I made it back to Manhattan we saw Newsies around the statue, walking around and talking or watching Newsies bet.

"Hey Jack!" Newsies called out and walked to him.

"Hey Hyena" Blink said.

"So, uh, where's Spot?" Race asked, I leaned up against the statues base.

"Oh, he was concerned about us being serious, can you imagine that?" Jack said smiling.

"Well, you know, Jack. Maybe we ought to ease off alittle, ya know?" Race said.

"Without Spot and the others, there's not enough of us, Jack, you know?" Blink added.

"Maybe we're moving too soon. Maybe we ain't ready, ya know?" Mush replied, as a few Newsies agreed.

"I definitely think we should forget about it" Skittery said.

"Do ya?" Jack asked.

"Ya, I mean we're not Brooklyn" Race said

"Hey, who are we kidding here? Spot was right. Is it just a game to you guys!" I yelled. That started commotion.

"Hey Crutchy" Jack said.

"Hey Jack" Crutchy responded.

I saw Davey walking towards Les.

'Open the gates and seize the day

Don't be afraid and don't delay' I sang.

'Nothing can break us

No one can make us give our rights away' David sang and help Crutchy up.

'Arise and seize the day' he sang

'Yeah' a few Newsies cheered and jumped over the fence.

'Yeah' another group of Newsies said and jumped off the fence on the other side.

'Now is the time to seize the day' I sang

'Now is the time to seize the day' the Newsies echoed and started to dance.

'Send out the call and the fray' Dave sang.

'Send out the call and join the fray' Newsies echoed.

'Wrongs will be righted

If were united

Let us seize the day' we all sang

'Friends of the friendless seize the day' Davey sang.

'Friends of the friendless seize the day' Newsies eachoed.

'Raise up the torch and light the way' Davey sang.

'Raise up the torch and light the way' Newsies echoed.

'Proud and defiant

We'll slay the giant

Let us seize the day' we all sang.

'Neighbor to neighbor

Father to son' we all sang as Jack and Davey shook hands.

'One for all

And all for one' well sang as I climbed on the staue and Race started to play on his harmonica and some Newsies did flips.

'Open the gates and seize the day' half of the Newsies sang.

'Open the gates and sieze the day' the other half sang.

'Don't be afraid and don't dealy' half Newsies sang.

'Don't be afriad and don't dealy' the other half sang.

'Nothing can break us

No one can make us

Give our rights away' all Newsies sang as Race and Mush danced in the middle. Jack then took his lasso and threw it to the other side of the Newsies and had like a mini tug-a-war.

Well all jumped down from the statue and grabbed the rope.

'Neighbor to neighbor

Father to son'

We all sang and danced in circles, then Jack and I climbed back onto the statue.

'One for all

And all for one'

We jumped off the statue and yelled "yeah!" Then the circulation bell starts ringing.

"Anybody hear dat!?" Jack yelled

"No!" The Newsies yelled back.

"So what are we going ta do about it?!" I yelled.

"Soak'em!" They yelled and we all ran towards the gates, cheering.

We walked through the gates and saw Newsies lined up waiting for their papes. We walked in front of the window as a few Newsies walked towards us and drop their papes.

Then a tall newsie came up to us, trying to walk past us. "Here comes a tall one" "is he a Newsie or not?" "Drop the papes" Newsies said.

He tried walking through us but all the Newsies started to push him. "Fellas, fellas" Davey said trying to calm everyone down. "No Jack just don't" Davey said trying to stop him. Jack and I slapped the papers out of his hand.

The Newsie went to pick them up, but then hit Jack in the stomach, which caused us Newsies to break out in a riot.

I look over and saw Jack making faces in the window. The Delancey brudders tried running away but me and some Newsies threw tomatoes at them.

I ran towards the newspaper cart and help some Newsies push it over. We cheered then I grabbed some newspapers and starting ripping them and throwing them around. Blink and some other Newsies were running around practicing their indian war cries.

"Hey its the bulls! Hey cheese it! Cheese it, its the bulls!" Jack yelled and I heard whistling.

"Its the bulls!" I yelled and helped get some of the younger Newsies out. Race grabbed my arm and we headed out the gates.

"Hey Crutchy scram! Scram!" Race yelled, I looked back and saw Crutchy still throwing papes around.

I was going to help him but Race lifted me up over his shoulder and ran. I saw Crutchy get dragged away by the Delancey brothers.